Management vs Policy

When policy flops, we call in management.

When management flops, we rewrite the policy.

Rinse. Repeat. 🔄

Nobody knows who said that first.

But whoever it was? Spot on. 🎯

Annual performance reviews. 📋

Dress codes. 👔

No remote work. 🚫🏠

Clocking in, clocking out. ⏰

What do they all scream?

“We don’t trust you.” ❌

Not your judgment. ⚖️

Not your work ethic. 💪

Maybe not even your honesty. 🤐

So instead of trust, we get rules. 📑

And instead of leadership, we get managers enforcing those rules. 👮‍♂️

And then…
And then…
And then…

More rules. More managers. More headaches. 🤯

Because none of it—NONE of it—is a substitute for great leadership. 🏆

Where leadership is strong…

Policies shrink. 📉

Managers fade into the background. 👥

Great leaders don’t micromanage. 

They inspire their people to create their own personal policies. ✨

To manage themselves. 

They set the bar, then let people rise to it. 🚀

So the next time you step into a rule-heavy, manager-laden workplace, know this:

It’s not a policy problem. It’s a leadership problem. 👏

And maybe… just maybe… the leader they need is you. 💡
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